– Fear Of Death, PTSD Are Army Recruiters’ Biggest Hurdles: Govt Survey:
The U.S. Army is coming off its worst recruiting performance in decades, and says young Americans’ fear of death and mental illness are the biggest reasons they won’t sign up.
That conclusion comes from surveys of 16- to 28-year-olds conducted last spring and summer, officials say. The Army shared general findings with the Associated Press, but not the full details of the survey results, methodology or questions posed.
Via Liberty Stickers
The Army had ambitions to recruit 60,000 soldiers in 2022, but fell a whopping 25% short of the objective. Trying to put a dent in its growing deficit — and ignoring its 2022 results — the service implausibly aspires to recruit 65,000 in 2023.
“I would say it is a stretch goal,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth tells Associated Press, apparently with a straight face. Wormuth never served in the military but has held a variety of Defense Department posts, along with a revolving-door swing at the RAND Corporation.
According to the Army’s surveys, the top four reasons young people reject the idea of Army service:
- Fear of death
- Worries about falling victim to post-traumatic stress disorder
- Leaving friends and family
- The feeling that Army service would amount to “putting my life on hold”
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